Oklahoma State Football: Predicting Which Cowboys Have the Most Potential

With the National Football League's Conference Championships on television today, the NFL is currently on the brain and that leads to thoughts of which Oklahoma State players can make a case for their NFL potential with a huge performance this coming season.

Obviously, there are a lot of Cowboys, especially at the skill positions, that could make a case for having NFL-ready talent.

However, the following five have the best chance of finding themselves on an NFL roster sometime after the 2013 season.

Shaun Lewis

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Shaun Lewis has been a beast from day one for Oklahoma State. The young linebacker garnered first team freshman All-American and Big 12 co-defensive Freshman of the Year honors in 2010, and hasn't really looked back.

Lewis has been a steady presence on the Cowboys' defense for three years now and has begun to mature into a natural leader on the football field.